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September 15, 2012

Judge strikes down Wisconsin law limiting union rights

MADISON, Wis. (AP) - A Wisconsin judge has struck down nearly all of the state law championed by Gov. Scott…
September 14, 2012

Obama honors return of Libya embassy attack victims

ANDREWS AIR FORCE BASE, Md. (AP) - President Barack Obama on Friday honored the four Americans killed in an attack…
September 14, 2012

Kansas considers removing Obama from ballot in November

theGRIO REPORT - GOP controlled state of Kansas, the all Republican State Objections Board voted unanimously to delay the decision…
September 14, 2012

Samuel L. Jackson to star in foul-mouthed Obama ad

theGRIO REPORT - Actor Samuel L. Jackson is slated to film a provocative political ad laced with f-bombs in support…
September 14, 2012

GOP rep calls Planned Parenthood ‘racist’ baby killers

WASHINGTON - A Republican member of Congress equated Planned Parenthood to 'slavery forces' and called it a 'racist organization' that…
September 14, 2012

Obamas salute Olympians, Paralympians

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama gathered Team USA at the White House on Friday to hail the Olympians and…
September 14, 2012

GOP elector won’t vote for Romney and resigns

AMES, Iowa (AP) - A Republican appointed to the Electoral College, Melinda Wadsley was expected to cast her vote for…
September 14, 2012

Romney says ‘middle-income’ $250k and below

BOSTON (AP) - Mitt Romney is promising to reduce taxes on middle-income Americans...
September 13, 2012

Obama leads in three key battleground states

theGRIO REPORT - President Obama leads in Ohio, Florida and Virginia according to new NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist College polls,…
September 13, 2012

Shirley Sherrod forgives Andrew Breitbart, but won’t forget what he did

Shirley Sherrod, former Georgia state director for the USDA visited Starting Point Thursday morning to discuss her new book, 'The…
September 13, 2012

Why President Obama is always wearing a blue or gray suit

theGRIO REPORT - In the article 'Obama's Way', Vanity Fair writer Michael Lewis provides a rare behind-the-scenes look at the…
September 13, 2012

Beyoncé builds buzz for Obama fundraiser with campaign email

theGRIO REPORT - Supporters of President Barack Obama's re-election may have been surprised to receive an email this morning from…
September 13, 2012

Indiana pastor posts lynching photo to urge blacks to vote

theGRIO REPORT - An Indianapolis pastor says he hopes a graphic and disturbing image of an infamous lynching in the…
September 13, 2012

Bruce Springsteen gets sales bump after DNC features ‘We Take Care of Our Own’

President Obama and his family have a way of boosting any pop culture entity or product they come into contact…
September 13, 2012

Kanye West: ‘Mitt Romney don’t pay no tax’

First Nicki Minaj waded into presidential politics, now Kanye West is weighing in on the general election...